Decision Workspace
pdfium-render vs kreuzberg-pdfium-render vs rpdfium-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
pdfium-render
growingv0.9.2
A high-level idiomatic Rust wrapper around Pdfium, the C++ PDF library used by the Google Chromium project.
67
kreuzberg-pdfium-render
growingv4.10.2
High-level idiomatic Rust wrapper around Pdfium. Fork of pdfium-render with Kreuzberg patches.
55
rpdfium-core
experimentalv7676.6.4
Core types and utilities for rpdfium
Core Metrics
| pdfium-render | kreuzberg-pdfium-render | rpdfium-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 67 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6M | 84.3K | 2.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 198.3K | 10.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 520 | 89 | 50 |
| Releases | 87 | 60 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 30d ago | 1d ago | 117d ago |
| Age | 4y 6m | 6m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
pdfium-render
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
kreuzberg-pdfium-render
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
rpdfium-core
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pdfium-render | kreuzberg-pdfium-render | rpdfium-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.2 | 4.10.2 | 7676.6.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 27 | 18 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 3.7MB | 378KB | 59KB |
| Features | 44 | 5 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.61 | 1.91 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kreuzberg-pdfium-render leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pdfium-render has the most downloads (1.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pdfium-render is depended on by 520 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pdfium-render is pre-1.0 — API may change.